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Sierra Club Statement on Latest Park Fee Hike Proposal by Trump Administration

WASHINGTON, DC – Some visitors could pay higher fees to visit America’s national parks with Donald Trump’s recent budget proposal.

Sierra Club Statement as Trump Budget Guts Land and Water Conservation Fund

The Trump administration’s official budget request for fiscal year 2026 includes a massive rollback of a major conservation funding program, unprecedented cuts to the National Park Service, and further reductions to federal programs aimed at connecting kids and communities with the outdoors.

Sierra Club Statement As Trump Threatens to Drop Hundreds of NPS Sites

WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration’s proposed budget, released this month, includes transferring hundreds of National Park Service sites to state management. This comes as the administration seeks to cut the NPS budget by $900 million. 

Nevada Legislature Passes SB405 on 'Transit to Trails' with Broad Bipartisan Support

Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Celebrates Critical Environmental Justice Bill

Sierra Club Statement on Interior Attempt to Erase Truth and History on Public Lands

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued an order that would potentially require Interior sites to reinstate any monuments, memorials, statues, or markers that have been removed or altered.

Interior Attempts to Cut Air Quality Monitoring in Parks

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, The Washington Post reported that the Interior Department temporarily suspended an air-quality monitoring program in the national parks.

Sierra Club Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Restore Public Lands Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Sens. Angus King and Steve Daines introduced the bipartisan America the Beautiful Act, which would reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) and increase its funding. The LRF, first authorized in the 2020 Great American Outdoors Act, needs renewal to continue its work addressing the public lands maintenance backlog. 

In response, Jackie Ostfeld, Sierra Club Outdoors for All campaign director, said: 

DOGE Cuts Hit Thousands of Americorps Volunteers

WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, volunteers from the AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps were told they would be discharged from their service early as part of DOGE efforts to slash the federal workforce.

Interior Puts Pressure on Parks to Stay Open Without Support

WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, the Interior Department issued an order to ensure that all national parks and historic sites remain open and accessible to the public.

Sierra Club Statement on Trump Attempt to Erase Truth and History on Public Lands

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the White House announced an executive order demanding the Secretary of the Interior review and reinstate public monuments, statues, and memorials that were previously removed or updated to reflect a more inclusive and accurate accounting of history. The order also bans any monuments and other markers that might criticize colonial figures.

Interior Department Terminates Committee Identifying Racist and Derogatory Place Names

The Interior Department terminated six committees, including the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names, which was established to support efforts to rename federal geographic features or places with racist, offensive and derogatory names.

Erasing the Names of Women and the LGBTQ+ Community Doesn’t Erase Their Existence

WASHINGTON, DC – As a result of Donald Trump’s broad executive orders restricting the language that federal agencies are allowed to use, the National Park Service has removed references to transgender and queer people from their webpages, including the one on the Stonewall National Monument. Other pages referencing the queer community have shortened LGBTQ+ to LGB. Other federal agencies are also removing references to women pioneers and contributors on their webpages.